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Iraq Comes Home
BY JORDAN SMITH
Wounded Warriors return to the Thin Blue Line
Iraq Comes Home
BY JORDAN SMITH
Wounded Warriors return to the Thin Blue Line
Headlines
Naked City
News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere
Res Publica
Your civic agenda, Sept. 18-25
Aquifer Board Seeks to Expand Its Regulatory Reach
BY JACOB COTTINGHAM
Groundwater agency wants to tighten its grip in western Travis County
Let the Super Search Begin
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Twelve upcoming forums give the public a large role in finding AISD's new superintendent
UT Students Ignite Streetcar Passions
BY KATHERINE GREGOR
A UT forum on light rail got heavy last week
Bus Drivers Cry Foul Over 'Union-Busting Tactic'
BY LEE NICHOLS
Bus drivers don't like StarTran's 'final offer,' but they're still on the job
Outlook Good for Police Contract
BY JORDAN SMITH
Both sides appear satisfied with the recently negotiated employment contract for Austin police
Bike Lanes: Not Just for Bikes Anymore
BY DANIEL MOTTOLA
Road work on Exposition highlights difficulty of preserving safe road space for bicycles
The Sad Case of the Cactus Planter
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Judge Sam Sparks ruled against Planet K in its attempts to save its beloved junked car (aka Ralph)
KXAN Airs Its Time Warner Laundry
BY KEVIN BRASS
KXAN broadcasts its disgust with Time Warner
Healthcare District Budget, New Clinic Get Green Light
BY KIMBERLY REEVES
County commissioners sign off on building new Braker Lane clinic, despite neighborhood opposition
ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Barr Too Big for His Libertarian Britches
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
In snubbing Ron Paul, Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr may have lost his base
Bolton's Thick Blue Line
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
Bolton wins law enforcement endorsements, despite opponent's law-and-order ties
Ike Won't Spike the Vote
BY RICHARD WHITTAKER
The show must go on: Storm damage won't stop people from casting ballots
GOP Oil Spiel Not So Slick
BY LEE NICHOLS
Contrary to what John Cornyn would have us believe, speculators are to blame for the oil price spike, says new report
Officials' Silence Speaks Loudly at Hutto Forum
BY PATRICIA J. RULAND
A forum on the T. Don Hutto immigrant-detention center will go on despite no participation from Hutto supporters
Point Austin: Charlie Wilson's Chair
BY MICHAEL KING
When the legend becomes fact, endow the legend
City Hall Hustle: What Would Sarah Do?
BY WELLS DUNBAR
Railin' on Palin's veep credentials
The Hightower Report
BY JIM HIGHTOWER
FDA Gives In to Food Torturers; and Protecting the Integrity of Our Votes
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Artists as Developers
BY ELIZABETH COBBE
A symposium gives creative types a new role in rebuilding neighborhoods
'Pressure': Pedaling Art
BY ANDREW LONG
Lance Armstrong shows off his cultural side with an exhibit of bike art
Ben Aqua and Faith Gay: Bound for Big D
BY RACHEL KOPER
Two Austin artists will do residencies at Dallas' new Centraltrak art facility
Austin Symphony Orchestra: The Music Goes 'Round and 'Round
BY ROBERT FAIRES
ASO's first commissioned work uses Dell Hall to envelop the audience in sound
Arts Reviews
- Macbeth
Austin Shakespeare's staging is strong but at times is lost in its own sound and fury
- Amadeus
At the opening of this Austin Playhouse show, some actors hadn't done the work
- The Politics of War
This show of political art by Robert Levers and Chris Reno is as timely as it gets
Readings
- Indignation
Philip Roth's latest is a detail piece rather than a panorama
- Man in the Dark
Paul Auster's 14th book provides a small window into the terrors of aging and the intricate, personal search for meaning
Event Menu
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Sample sausages and wines on the Kiolbassa & Kab trail, bourbons at Jasper's, and spa treatments at the Belmont
Food-o-File
BY VIRGINIA B. WOOD
Big Brother puts the squeeze on more than just juice
Restaurant Reviews
Continental Drift
BY MARJORIE BAUMGARTEN
Scenes from the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
The Bike Stuff
BY ROB D'AMICO
The traveling 2008 Bicycle Film Festival rolls into Austin
Beware: Bigfoot Ahead
BY JOE O'CONNELL
The homegrown horror of The Wild Man of Navidad
Film News
BY JOE O'CONNELL
Carolyn Banks makes her directorial debut in Bastrop
TV Eye
BY BELINDA ACOSTA
The presidential debates are coming, and so are the Emmys
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They're a Little Odd and Don't Know It
BY ROBERT FAIRES
Randy Newman likes Billy Joel?
Lunacy and Sorrow
BY DOUG FREEMAN
David Berman pokes the Silver Jews out of his shell
Off the Record
BY AUSTIN POWELL
Charlie Sexton and Stephen Bruton hang with the Dude, and Haunting Oboe Music's calender year
Texas Platters
Something the Grackles Made
BY CINDY WIDNER
The life and works of Mr. Pants
Postmarks
Letters to the editor, updated daily
Page Two: Theatre of Cruelty
BY LOUIS BLACK
The backdrop of reality that belies the McCain-Palin pageant
Playing Through
BY THOMAS HACKETT
The ladies of the Austin Valkyries women's rugby team will lay you out on the field and then buy you a beer an hour later
After a Fashion
BY STEPHEN MACMILLAN MOSER
Barbara, Jenna, and Ranch dressing? What do you think this week's column is about?
Day Trips
BY GERALD E. MCLEOD
NatureFest in Bastrop's Fisherman's Park will celebrate the opening of Wilbarger Paddling Trail on Sept. 27
Gay Place
BY KATE GETTY AND KATE X MESSER
Hurricane relief in a hurricane glass
Mr. Smarty Pants Knows
BY MR. SMARTY PANTS
Hurricanes, typhoons, and hemophobia
 Ask Mr. Smarty Pants
Got a question? He's got the answer.
The Common Law
BY LUKE ELLIS
Homeowners' Associations – What Gives Them the Right?
The Luv Doc Recommends
BY DAN HARDICK
A rambling recommendation to shore up that hole in your social calendar
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